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I am with you 100%. One time, I was working with fabric scraps and just started putting them together using QAYG method. When I finished, I had four placemats. And they were so pretty that I refuse to use them. I might just get hem framed and call it "Quilted Art" . In any case, here is another view point - If a Gourmet Chef were to use those placemats or that exquisite table runner, don't you think that artwork would distract from the gourmet food? I agree food and quilts do not mix...
Originally Posted by marcycn
(Post 6744472)
I'm looking around for table toppers and I come across this: Top a Picnic Table with a Star Block Quilt.
My question: Why would anyone put a quilted piece that took a long time to create under food? I think of toppers as dressing up a table but to be taken off when there is ketchup, mustard and kids eating at that table. Is it just me??? :confused: |
I'm with you--no table toppers/runners around food--that's the job of a placemat.
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I want to make a table topper for my table, just the two of us most of the time. When the kids come I would remove it, it is a small table. No one is messy just would need the room.
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I couldn't do it! No way after all the time put into a quilt I would be able to sit calmly while the gravy or spaghetti sauce is being passed over the top.
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I would do it if I had a table that needed covered that I used all the time. I made a large bed runner size mat for my kitchen island for putting pizzas and hot pans on and it gets spilled on all the time. I also have scrappy placemats that have withstood all sorts of things. I just use stain remover on them and wash them. So far, nothing has stayed on them. The only thing I think of when I think of a quilt for the entire table is drink cups might spill easier.
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Wish I had the link, but I remember seeing a series of beautiful small quilts that were used every day under glass. The edges came just to the edge of the table.
I've also seen quilts on end tables: hanging down but the top, again, protected by glass. No children in that home to pull on the edges hanging down! |
I use freshly washed quilts on my table a lot and also as floor rugs. Never had a stain that didn't wash out. They look great. I have a dog and two little grandsons. If the quilts are stuck in a closet rarely used or seen, I don't need them.
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Originally Posted by citruscountyquilter
(Post 6744550)
I use quilts as table cloths all the time. I don't have young children and that does make a difference. If we are going to have something that is especially staining like spaghetti then I will either use something else or place mats over top the quilt. When they get dirty I wash them and treat any spots if necessary. A lot depends on the fabric used too. If it is a busy fabric then spots don't show on it so after washing if there's a smudge or two it goes unnoticed.
I'm enjoy having a quilt on my table, too. I, too, use placemats when serving some certain foods. I have them for the seasons. I agree the table toppers wash as well as a regular tablecloth. I enjoy quilting for the process of quilting. How many show quilts and wall hangings can one have so I make things that are used everyday not so much for the end product (although I do enjoy the end product too) but rather the fun of making it and learning something new. Rarely do I repeat patterns. |
I've used them as side table toppers. I have a pretty red, white and blue quilt that I had under a few plants on an end table i no longer have, and I think table runners or place mats / blocks used as "doilies" or coasters are fine, but I never would have thought to use a quilt as a table cloth.
What gets me is tree skirts. There are some beautiful tree skirts out there that get covered with presents. Not that presents are bad, but you don't get to see the prettiness of the skirt! I've also seen place mats, table covers, and potholders done in cross stitch - to that I say no way! All mine is hanging on walls, nothing that takes that much time is going to risk spaghetti sauce or blueberries, because it really does slightly dye fabric and floss. |
I use quilts made specifically for the table, love my seasonal ones such as watermelon for summer, americana, Christmas and fall. DH and I remove them when we eat on the dining table, it's not a big deal. A lot of the time we just eat at the bar. I love the way they look and it seems to dress things up.
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